GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

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WordMeaning
evenhandedfair
recipientone that receives : receiver
encompassinclude
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
precipitantprecipitate
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind